curious
- adj.好奇的;奇特;稀奇古怪;不寻常;求知欲强的
派生词: curiously adv.
cur- 跑,流动 + -i- + -ous ...的
adj.
求知欲强的;好奇的
having a strong desire to know about sth
They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
I was curious to find out what she had said.
我真想弄清楚她说了些什么。
Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving.
马克为什么要离去,大家都感到好奇。
He is such a curious boy, always asking questions.
他这个孩子求知欲很强,总是爱提问。
稀奇古怪;奇特;不寻常
strange and unusual
There was a curious mixture of people in the audience.
观众中有各色人等,显得很怪。
It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air.
那是一种奇特的感觉,我们仿佛在空中漂浮。
It was curious that she didn't tell anyone.
她没有告诉任何人,这很反常。
‘Are you really an artist?’ Sara asked curiously.
“你真是画家吗?”萨拉好奇地问道。
His clothes were curiously old-fashioned.
他的衣服式样陈旧古怪。
Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again.
说来也怪,一模一样的事情在一年以后又发生了。
curious
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ADJ-GRADED 求知欲强的;好奇的
If you are curious about something, you are interested in it and want to know more about it.Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from...
史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。
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The woman in the shop had looked at them curiously...
商店里的那个女人曾经好奇地看着他们。
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ADJ-GRADED 稀奇古怪的;不寻常的;难以理解的
If you describe something as curious, you mean that it is unusual or difficult to understand.There is a curious thing about her writings in this period...
她在这期间的著作与以往有所不同。
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Harry was curiously silent through all this...
在整个过程中哈里都一言不发,令人费解。
adj
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- eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
- a curious child is a teacher's delight
- a trap door that made me curious
- curious investigators
- traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers
- curious about the neighbor's doings
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- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- a curious hybrid accent
- her speech has a funny twang
- they have some funny ideas about war
- had an odd name
- the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
- something definitely queer about this town
- what a rum fellow
- singular behavior
- Synonym: funny odd peculiar queer rum rummy singular
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- having curiosity aroused;eagerly interested in learning more
- a trap door that made me curious
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Curious pedestrians were ordered to move along
好奇的路人被责令离开。
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Both of them looked at him with that curious , slightly amused and even arch expression .
他们俩都看着他,带着一副好奇的、有点觉得好笑甚至是淘气的表情。
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There was a curious mixture of people in the audience .
观众中有各色人等,显得很怪。
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He is such a curious boy , always asking questions .
他这个孩子求知欲很强,总是爱提问。
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It was curious that she didn 't tell anyone .
她没有告诉任何人,这很反常。
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Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving .
马克为什么要离去,大家都感到好奇。
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My eye fell on a curious object .
我突然见到了一样奇怪的东西。
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It is a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives .
这真是个奇怪的矛盾现象——职业喜剧演员的私人生活往往并不快乐。
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By a curious twist of fate we met again only a week or so later .
由于命运巧妙的安排,大约只过了一周我们又相逢了。
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The naval high command 's response to these developments is rather curious .
海军最高指挥部对这些进展的回应十分反常。
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There is a curious thing about her writings in this period
她在这期间的著作与以往有所不同。
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Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from
史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。
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The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern
游行盛典将会是古老与现代的奇特融合。
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By a curious twist of fate , cricket was also my favourite sport
让人感到惊奇的是,板球碰巧也是我最喜欢的运动。
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They entered the shop , which was a curious ramshackle building .
他们进了商店,那是幢年久失修的奇特建筑。
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Children are naturally curious .
孩子天生好奇。
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Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages .
好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。
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Jones himself was a curious mixture of radicalism and conservatism .
琼斯自己是个奇特的混合体,既保守又激进。
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Though Lloyd George 's behaviour seemed curious , Haig still did not smell a rat .
尽管劳埃德·乔治的行为古怪,黑格仍然没有任何怀疑。
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The interior was shielded from the curious gaze of passersby .
屋子内部被挡住了,以防路人好奇地张望。
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' Why do you want to know that ? ' he demanded . — 'Just curious , that 's all . '
“你为什么想知道那件事?”他问道。——“只是好奇,仅此而已。”
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New studies show a curious link between snoring and high blood pressure .
新研究表明,打鼾和高血压之间有某种奇怪的联系。
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People gathered round , curious to know what is happening .
人们聚拢过来,很想知道发生了什么事情。
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He collected a quantity of curious information .
他搜集了大量稀奇古怪的消息。
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Children are curious .
孩子们是好奇的。
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A curious spectacle was witnessed .
目击了这一奇异的景象。
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He was curious as to what else John would reveal .
他很想知道约翰还要揭发些什么。
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What a novel thing you are so curious about ?
什么稀奇东西让你这么好奇?
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People were curious about the flying machine .
人们对飞行器感到好奇。
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I like curious students .
我喜欢有好奇心的学生。
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